COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka says it won’t issue a visa for R&B singer Akon for a planned concert next month, following outrage over his video showing scantily clad women near a Buddha statue.

The government made the decision because the “Sexy Chick” video “triggered a lot of disappointment among Buddhists all over the world” and because some of Akon’s lyrics are not suitable for public performance, the government information department said.

On Monday, hundreds of protesters hurled stones at the office of a private broadcaster that is the media sponsor for the planned April 24 concert. Four workers were injured. The Associated Press